Mason Temple dedicated (1945)

CTL-E-1678 · Event · other · 1940s

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Bishop Charles H. Mason dedicates Mason Temple in Memphis as the national meeting site and international headquarters of the Church of God in Christ.

Notes

RELP39 new supporting entity; completion year disputed (1940 vs 1945), see CTL-CFL-000151.

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Church of God in Christ (COGIC) — organized → this record

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